Biggie & Tupac
Seen it?2002 | 107 min | Music, Documentary
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (80% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office and little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious. If you loved Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me, start here.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 47 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
In 1997, rap superstars Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace (aka Biggie Smalls, The Notorious B.I.G.) were gunned down in separate incidents, the apparent victims of hip hop's infamous east-west rivalry. Nick Broomfield's film introduces Russell Poole, an ex-cop with damning evidence that suggests the LAPD deliberately fumbled the case to conceal connections between the police, LA gangs and Death Row Records, the label run by feared rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
80% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 42K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Nick Broomfield
- Tupac Shakurhimself
- Nick Broomfieldhimself
- The Notorious B.I.G.Himself (archive footage)
- Russell PooleHimself
- Voletta WallaceSelf - Biggie's Mother
- Billy GarlandSelf - Tupac's Biological Father
- Chico Del VecSelf - Rapper
- Don SeaboldSelf - Mark's Lawyer
- Donald HickenSelf - Tupac's Teacher
- Frank AlexanderSelf - Tupac's Bodyguard